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5 Secrets to ACO Success
Transparency and these five core competencies are 'must haves' for accountable care organizations that wish to achieve...
Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...
West Penn Hospital would have closed without Highmark deal
Without its acquisition by Highmark Inc., West Penn Allegheny Health System would have been forced to shutter West...
AAMI: Meaningful use rewards early interoperability adopters
Evaluating hospital networks, data, drivers and device types should be completed before embarking on an...
The time is now for ACOs, former CMS administrator says
With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care...
Hospital monopolies ruin MRI bill as Sutter gets price it wants
After Mark Logsdon tore a ligament in his knee skiing at Lake Tahoe in March, he returned home to suburban Sacramento...
New government report raises questions about CT scans at Illinois hospitals
The information from the government shocked administrators at Edward Hospital. Their doctors were ordering so-called...
The pain may be real, but the scan is deceiving
Scans are expensive—Medicare and its beneficiaries pay about $750 to $950 for an M.R.I. scan of a knee or back...
Angioplasty overused among millions of patients, evidence shows
Every day, thousands of people enter hospitals for angioplasties—a procedure that will cost about $12,000, take a...
Radiologists are in great demand in Pennsylvania
A series of factors, including low insurance reimbursement rates, high risk of getting sued, an aging roster of...